I finished the trailer for Blind Heat last night. I used machinima to make the trailer and it was quite a challenge. I’m sure the machinama pros don’t waste the time I did crawling through bushes trying to get shots of a free roaming leopard. Nor do they have their weather machines get carried away and douse the sim in fog and snow while they spend an hour trying to turn it off. But I bet they don’t have as much fun as I did making this. I hope you enjoy the end product. Even if you don’t, I bet you’d enjoy the novel.   Blind Heat (Pantherian Passions, Book…

Today I’m talking about face blindness, how my personal experiences compare with the heroine’s in my newest novel, Blind Heat. I discuss learning how to see with more than your eyes, and learning to recognize people by who they are rather than what they look like–knowing by heart.  I’m also giving away a copy of TheTiger’s Tale, first book in the Pantherian Passions series. More here...

1.  Power Lined We’re playing a duet with the storm. Laptop keys chatter. Hail hammers roof.Lightning flashes. CRT  flickers.Thunder boom plays backup to exploding cars on TV. Your face illuminated in  glow of tablet  screen. Lips pursed, fingers skimming glass, a rapid flick and swipe. We’re plugged in. Wired in. Connected.Net Worked. Net Flicked.Two fish netted in a parallel solo that masquerades as duet. 2. Blacked Out The storm is almost spent when the room goes dark. Screens fade to black with a crackle and hiss. I listen to the silence, as do you, contemplating the stretch of hours. Mind a wordless blank, dredging for topics to block out the…